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Photo Links From The Oregon Historical Society
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These can be enlarged quite a bit. Just click on the photo. Derailed Tank Cars: https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/derailed-train-cars Car With Cord Wood https://digitalcollections.ohs.org/train-with-cord-wood Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA |
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Todd Sullivan
Boy! I'll bet that was exciting for any motorists going down that road when they derailed. They look like 6,000 gallon UTLX Type X cars lettered for Standard Oil. Todd Sullivan. |
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Steve Wolcott
The gondola is loaded with slabs from a sawmill. Steve Wolcott |
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Bill Keene
Thanks Bob,
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Re the cord wood photo: Are the chalk marks on the truck bolster ends some data regarding lubrication? Or perhaps something else? Re the tank car photo: Nice billboard in the background advertising the Portland Rose. Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA
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Earl Tuson
They look like 6,000 gallon UTLX Type X cars lettered for Standard Oil.Those would be Type V (Van Dyke) cars. Note how the draft sills end shortly after the bolster and the brake reservoir hangs on a bracket riveted directly to the bottom sheet. Earl Tuson |
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Earl Tuson
They look like 6,000 gallon UTLX Type X cars lettered for Standard Oil.And the left car is 8,000 or more gallons: note the dual relief valves and the 5 courses. Earl Tuson |
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Ted found this photo about a year ago and we added it to the book. There
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are two Class V cars in this picture, the one on the left is a 10,000 gallon car, which makes this a pretty rare view as most of the larger Class V cars were off the roster before many in service photos were being taken. The five radial courses contrast with the three courses on the 6500 gallon car on the right, both of which show some evidence of having STANDARD painted on their sides. The other interesting thing is the apparent integrity of the tank despite damage to all of the things that were attached to it. John Van Dyke was 50 plus years ahead of his time with respect to a tank car not really needing an underframe. Steve Hile -----Original Message-----
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Earl Tuson Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 8:16 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo Links From The Oregon Historical Society They look like 6,000 gallon UTLX Type X cars lettered for Standard Oil.Those would be Type V (Van Dyke) cars. Note how the draft sills end shortly after the bolster and the brake reservoir hangs on a bracket riveted directly to the bottom sheet. Earl Tuson |
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Bill,
Chalkmarks, as often noted here, are usually indecipherable as to meaning. They belonged to local crews.
Regards, Bruce Smith From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Bill Keene via Groups.Io <bill41@...>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 3:13 PM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo Links From The Oregon Historical Society Thanks Bob,
Re the cord wood photo: Are the chalk marks on the truck bolster ends some data regarding lubrication? Or perhaps something else?
Re the tank car photo: Nice billboard in the background advertising the
Portland Rose.
Cheers,
Bill Keene
Irvine, CA
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Bill Keene
Bruce,
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Thanks for the reply. Whatever the chalk marks are for, one thing is for sure, they are an interesting detail. Cheers, Bill Keene Irvine, CA
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Craig Wilson
I am especially impressed with whomever painted that tree line on the backdrop of the cordwood photo.
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Todd Sullivan
Did anyone notice that the railroad in the photo with the slab wood loads is what eventually was called Portland Traction Company, and there are two steeple cab locos pulling the cars, at least one of which is lettered for one of the PTC's predecessors? Todd Sullivan. |
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